MEET LORENE
I started college later than many, I already had 2 kids and had my other 2 while still in school. It took 4 years to obtain my AA degree in Business Administration and another 3 years for my BS degree…
BLOWING WINDS AND RAGING FIRES
This blog was written pre- pandemic. I'm republishing it, now, with a "Hail Corona Virus" message for parents in school districts across this country. We are the only safety net our children have. Who tells me what's safe for my…
BLACK GRANDMAS NEEDED!
They’re everywhere. You’ve seen 'em and maybe didn’t pay much attention. But I do. Parenting is my business, so I’m on the alert with each and every scenario that I have the opportunity to watch unfold. From the wretched parents…
3 EXAMPLES OF KID LESSONS THAT PUT A HOLD ON EARLY RACISM
My third-grader was invited to the birthday party of one of her best friends. On the drive home, from picking her up after the festivities, she told us the reason her friend's dog was barking when she walked into the…
TRUMPED ON THE PLAYGROUND
What to tell her handsome young son when his classmates assured him his days at “their” school were about over because President Trump would make sure he was on the other side of The Wall he declared would be built…
A MEAN DAD’S DAY CELEBRATION
It was the great cookout. Neighbors gathered to celebrate their block's new dad and the old-timers in attendance mouthed off like they knew it all . ALL FOR THE NEW DAD? The barbecue that was cooked on the fancy new…
WOMEN MAKING HISTORY BEHIND BARS
American Women inmates have now made history by becoming the fastest growing prison population in America. And to boot, there are more women prisoners in America than anywhere else in the world. But when we talk Women’s History Month, we…
LET’S BLAME SANTA
Smart-mouth kids aren’t really popular at any time of the year but something about the Christmas Season tends to bolster their ability to be obnoxious. Do their parents think they’re cute? Must be or they would snatch ‘em back to…
PARENTS CAN MAKE HALLOWEEN SAFE
“It’s just a little scary these days,” Barbara reminisced reflecting on her childhood days of knocking on neighbor’s doors and being allowed to yell, “Trick or Treat.” “But that was another time,” Dave, her husband, was quick to add to…
SIMONE BILES AND CLEAN UNDERWEAR
She's the best! Speaks truth to power but the media don't wanna let her stay on her glory ride. Is it really news that Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of this awesome young lady, the fabulous Olympic gold medalist, has been…
“IT’S OUR PROBLEM FREE PHIL-O-SOPHY”
My daughter, Brandi, as a very young kid, was known for turning her questions about life into theories. It was back in 1994, when we went to see the original Lion King that a theory of life and death came…
CHRIS ADAMS – A CHILD AT RISK?
The large number of homeless families living on the streets and in their cars in cities across America is a human tragedy. This is a story of a kid whose mother made the best of their homeless situation…
ONE GIANT STEP TOWARD SANITY
TIME TO BRING ABOUT A CHANGE? "That's no fun," whined 3 year-old Bianca. Rachel, Mrs. Anderson’s 5th grade daughter, claimed boredom on the 3rd day after school let out for the summer. Tamika and her best friend Joycelyn,…